Doubled for Friday, May 17, 2024
One picture, one hidden three-word chain. The first two words make a familiar phrase, the last two make another, and the middle word belongs to both. New to the game? Read how to play first.
Hints
Open them one at a time. Each one gives away a little more than the last.
Hint 1
The answer is 4 words long, with 4, 3, 3 and 9 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with J.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Work with no prospects, then the meeting where you're asked about your weaknesses.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Dead-End Interview
Dead-end job and Job interview, joined on Job.
Dead-end job
A dead-end job is a job with no prospect of promotion or advancement.
Job interview
A job interview is the meeting at which an employer questions a candidate for a position.
How players did
Across 1,579 plays, 45% got the whole answer in one guess, 19% solved it without a miss, 9% got there after at least one wrong guess, 21% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 7% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on May 17, 2024, May 17, 2025 and May 17, 2026.